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1983-1985 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture in Urban Design 1977-1982 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Bachelor of Architecture 1980-1981 California State University, International Program. Florence, Italy

Corsini Stark Architects, Los Angeles, CA Principal Nardi + Corsini Associates LLP Ontario, CA Principal Richard Corsini Architect, Los Angeles, CA Principal David Kellen Architect, Santa Monica, CA Project Architect Dworsky Associates, Los Angeles, CA Senior Designer Leason Pomeroy Felderman, Los Angeles, CA Designer Lane / Frenchman & Associates, Boston, MA Project Urban Designer The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge, MA Designer

Stover/Cottet Residence, Beverly Hills, CA
     Addition and renovation of mid-century modern residence,
     $1.2 million construction budget, 3,700 SF
     Completion: March 2008

414 Bamboo Lane Mixed Use, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
     Offices and street level restaurant, $1.3 million construction budget, 5,000 SF
     Construction Start: April 2008

Perlita Mews Housing, Los Angeles, CA
     Small lot single family row housing, 23 units, $8 million construction budget, 40,000 SF
     Construction Start: Spring 2008

6600 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA
     New ground-up office and ground level retail and tenant improvement
     $5 million construction budget, 15,000 SF
     Construction Start: Summer 2008

Logan Airport Dining Concessions, Boston, MA
     New Terminal C dining concessions including:
     Boston Beer Works,Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar and Grill, Burger King, Le Petit Bistro
     $4 million construction budget
     Construction Start: Spring 2008

City of Santa Monica Animal Shelter Renovation, Santa Monica, CA City of Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center, Santa Monica, CA Public Facilities Renovation, $300,000 construction budget California Teachers Association Regional Headquarters, Santa Fe Springs, CA $900K construction budget 24,000 SF office renovation/tenant improvements Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA Campus Commons, $750K construction budget, Completion: Fall 2003 Cal Poly Pomona Center for Technology, Training & Incubation, Pomona, CA $6.75M construction budget 52,000 SF Completion: September 2001 California Teachers Association Regional Headquarters, Norco, CA $3M construction budget 22,000 SF office buildings Completion: December 2001 Heckmann Center for Entrepreneurial Management, UC Riverside, Palm Desert, CA $6M construction budget 24,000 SF Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration, Pomona, CA Facilities Programming Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA Campus Gateway and Circulation Master Plan Completion: 1997

Chrono Boutique Timepiece boutique at the Westfield Topanga Center $250,000 construction budget, 1,000 SF Completion: August 2007 Ayzenberg Group, Pasadena CA $400,000 construction budget, 4,500 SF Office Tenant Improvement and Lobby Renovation Completion: August 2007 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Norco, CA Office Tenant Improvement Completion: May 2003 Kristin Londgren Boutique, Los Angeles, CA Completion: June 2001 Tommy Hilfiger Flagship Store, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA $6.5 M construction budget 18,000 SF retail interior Completion: November 1997

Porta Via Italian Market, Pasadena, CA High End Gourmet Delicatessen $500,000 construction budget, 3,000 SF Completion: August 2007 Gulen’s Mediterranean, Westfield Topanga Dining Terrace $420,000 construction budget, 800 SF Completion: October 2006 Century City Shopping Center, Dining Terrace, Los Angeles, CA $900,000 construction budget, 3,500 SF Completion: December 2005 Cal Poly Pomona Campus Bookstore and Café, Pomona, CA $650K construction budget 4,800 SF tenant improvement Completion: December 2001 Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA 2,000 SF Restaurant remodel and adaptive re-use Completion: October 2000 Christy's Donuts, Santa Ana, CA $350K construction budget 1,400 SF Completion: 1999

Delaware Avenue Condominiums, Santa Monica, CA Four unit Townhouse, $1.6 million construction budget, 7,000 SF Mozart Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Six 1500 SF Townhouse Units Tabor Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Five 1500 SF Townhouse Units Completion: 1996

North Main Street Specific Plan, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Bristol Street Commercial Development Plan, Santa Ana, CA 1996 Waterfront Plan, Beverly, MA 1986 Harvard Square Development and Design Guidelines, Cambridge, MA 1986 Bulfinch Triangle Development Guidelines, Boston, MA 1985 Downtown Houston Convention Center Master Plan, Houston, TX 1985

Callow Residence, La Canada/Flintridge, CA $380K construction budget, 3300 SF Adaptive Re-use/Restoration of the Gainsburg House by Lloyd Wright, 1946 Completion: February 2003 Avenel Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Restoration/Renovation of the 10 unit Avenel Cooperative by Gregory Ain, 1948 Completion: June 2003 Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA $200K construction budget, 2,000 SF Restaurant Remodel and Adaptive Re-use of Tiny Naylor's Coffee Shop by Armet and Davis, 1956 Completion: October 2000

Lengel Kitsuse Residence, Venice, CA $1 million construction budget, 3,050 SF, Construction Start: Spring 2008 Stover Cottet Residence, Beverly Hills, CA $1.6 million construction budget, 3,700 SF, Completion: March 2008 Lerner/Perez Residence, Malibu, CA $500,000 construction budget, 2,500 SF renovation and addition tomid-century modern residence Completion: August 2007 Friedman Residence, New York, NY Residential Gut Remodel and Addition, $1.1 million construction budget, 3,800 SF Completion: June 2006 Lanning Residence, Bel Air, CA Residential remodel, $200,000 Construction Budget, Completion: January 2006 Millard Residence, Los Angeles, CA Single Family Residence, $650,000 construction budget, 2,300 SF Pope Residence, Sierra Madre, CA $340K construction budget, 2700 SF addition and remodel, Completion: June 2003 Londgren/Worman Residence, Los Angeles, CA $100K construction budget, Garden and Interior Remodel, Completion: 1998

2002-Present University of Southern California School of Architecture Lecturer, Upper Division Topic and Thesis Studios 1997-2002 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture Coordinator, Fourth Year Urban Design Studio Program 1999-2002 Emphasis on upper division and graduate level housing and urban design studio Recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence 1995-1997 Woodbury University, Department of Architecture Adjunct Faculty, Emphasis on housing and urban design studios 1993-94, 2000-02 Disney / Herbert Ryman Scholarship Program, Visiting Artist 1988-1994 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture, Lecturer 1985-86 Boston Architectural Center, School of Architecture Instructor, Fifth Year housing and urban design studios

Better Homes and Gardens, Pope Residence, Sierra Madre CA, November 2006 LA Architect, Century City Dining Terrace, Los Angeles, CA, October 2006 Silver Lake Bohemia, Corsini Casey Residence, Los Angeles, CA, July 2006 HGTV Corsini Casey Residence, Los Angeles, Fall 2004, Winter 2005 Organic Style, cover story, Corsini Casey Residence 2004 Kitchen Trends, Volume 19 No. 5 Callow Residence 2004 New Zealand Outdoor Living Trends, March 2003 Under the Stars Londgren/Worman Residence Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, October 16, 2002 A Living Legacy Endures Garden Masterclass, by John Brookes, DK Publishing 2002, Londgren/Worman Residence L.A. Architect, November/December 2001 Donuts with Style, Chris Donuts L.A. Architect, September/October 2001 Heckmann Center Interior Design, July 2001 cover story, The Right Angle, Temple Restaurant L.A. Architect, July/August 2001 Zen Fusion, Temple Restaurant L.A. Architect, July/August 2000 Dialogue of Generations, Corsini Residence Outdoor Rooms, by Julie D.Taylor, Rockport Publishers 1998 Corsini Residence Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Wong Weinberge Residence Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Silver Residence L.A. Architect, March 1997. Architecture in Balance L.A. Architect, January 1995. Southland Revisions: Recent Houses L’Arca, July/August 1992. Architecture in the USA, Jonas Residence

American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter, Restaurant Design Award, Century City Dining Terrace, 2006 American School & University Outstanding Design Award, CTTI, Cal Poly Pomona, 2002 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Design Award Southwestern University School of Law, Campus Gateway, 2002 Outstanding Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence, Cal Poly Pomona, 2002 City of Beverly Hills Architectural Design Award, Temple Restaurant, 2001 Los Angeles Business Council Beautification Award, Temple Restaurant, 2001

October 2002 The Architecture of Gregory Ain Society of Architectural Historians, lecture at the Los Feliz Library, Los Angeles May 2002 Downtowns and Town Centers Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Kaliski, Roger Sherman, Stephanie Reich, Linda Hart January 2002 Adaptive Reuse and Contemporary Design Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with Gary Paige, Barbara Callas, Morris Newman October 2001 Contemporary Architecture in Historic Districts Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Chase, Pat Morton, Ted Smith, Steven Ehrlich Mar-May 2000 Millennium Models 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center June-Aug. 1998 1998 American Architecture Awards & Exhibition, Chicago Athenaeum Mar-May 1998 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood March 1998 Conversations with Architects: WestWeek 98, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood June-Aug 1997 Architecture in Balance: 7 Southern California Architects, Curator and Exhibitor, Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts November 1996 Pan American Bienal, Quito, Ecuador August 1996 L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design , Lecture Series: "Out There Doing It," Santa Monica Museum of Art Mar-May 1995 100 Projects / 100 Years, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood November 1994 Southland Revision: A New Generation of Contemporary Regional Architecture, Curator and Exhibitor, Peppers Gallery, University of Redlands May 1994 100 Projects / 100 Years, AIA National Convention, Los Angeles, CA April 1993 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA October 1992 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA October 1991 Salon International de I'Architecture, Milan, Italy



back	Richard Corsini
	education	1983-1985 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture in Urban Design 1977-1982 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Bachelor of Architecture 1980-1981 California State University, International Program. Florence, Italy

	registration	State of California # C 22360

	experience
	1999 - Present 1999-2001 1994-1998 1988-1993 1987-1988 1987-1988 1985-1986 Summer 1984	Corsini Stark Architects, Los Angeles, CA Principal Nardi + Corsini Associates LLP Ontario, CA Principal Richard Corsini Architect, Los Angeles, CA Principal David Kellen Architect, Santa Monica, CA Project Architect Dworsky Associates, Los Angeles, CA Senior Designer Leason Pomeroy Felderman, Los Angeles, CA Designer Lane / Frenchman & Associates, Boston, MA Project Urban Designer The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge, MA Designer

	current projects	Stover/Cottet Residence, Beverly Hills, CA Addition and renovation of mid-century modern residence, $1.2 million construction budget, 3,700 SF Completion: March 2008 414 Bamboo Lane Mixed Use, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA Offices and street level restaurant, $1.3 million construction budget, 5,000 SF Construction Start: April 2008 Perlita Mews Housing, Los Angeles, CA Small lot single family row housing, 23 units, $8 million construction budget, 40,000 SF Construction Start: Spring 2008 6600 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA New ground-up office and ground level retail and tenant improvement $5 million construction budget, 15,000 SF Construction Start: Summer 2008 Logan Airport Dining Concessions, Boston, MA New Terminal C dining concessions including: Boston Beer Works,Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar and Grill, Burger King, Le Petit Bistro $4 million construction budget Construction Start: Spring 2008
	instituational	City of Santa Monica Animal Shelter Renovation, Santa Monica, CA City of Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center, Santa Monica, CA Public Facilities Renovation, $300,000 construction budget California Teachers Association Regional Headquarters, Santa Fe Springs, CA $900K construction budget 24,000 SF office renovation/tenant improvements Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA Campus Commons, $750K construction budget, Completion: Fall 2003 Cal Poly Pomona Center for Technology, Training & Incubation, Pomona, CA $6.75M construction budget 52,000 SF Completion: September 2001 California Teachers Association Regional Headquarters, Norco, CA $3M construction budget 22,000 SF office buildings Completion: December 2001 Heckmann Center for Entrepreneurial Management, UC Riverside, Palm Desert, CA $6M construction budget 24,000 SF Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration, Pomona, CA Facilities Programming Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA Campus Gateway and Circulation Master Plan Completion: 1997
	commercial	Chrono Boutique Timepiece boutique at the Westfield Topanga Center $250,000 construction budget, 1,000 SF Completion: August 2007 Ayzenberg Group, Pasadena CA $400,000 construction budget, 4,500 SF Office Tenant Improvement and Lobby Renovation Completion: August 2007 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Norco, CA Office Tenant Improvement Completion: May 2003 Kristin Londgren Boutique, Los Angeles, CA Completion: June 2001 Tommy Hilfiger Flagship Store, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA $6.5 M construction budget 18,000 SF retail interior Completion: November 1997
	restaurant	Porta Via Italian Market, Pasadena, CA High End Gourmet Delicatessen $500,000 construction budget, 3,000 SF Completion: August 2007 Gulen’s Mediterranean, Westfield Topanga Dining Terrace $420,000 construction budget, 800 SF Completion: October 2006 Century City Shopping Center, Dining Terrace, Los Angeles, CA $900,000 construction budget, 3,500 SF Completion: December 2005 Cal Poly Pomona Campus Bookstore and Café, Pomona, CA $650K construction budget 4,800 SF tenant improvement Completion: December 2001 Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA 2,000 SF Restaurant remodel and adaptive re-use Completion: October 2000 Christy's Donuts, Santa Ana, CA $350K construction budget 1,400 SF Completion: 1999
	muti-family residential	Delaware Avenue Condominiums, Santa Monica, CA Four unit Townhouse, $1.6 million construction budget, 7,000 SF Mozart Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Six 1500 SF Townhouse Units Tabor Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Five 1500 SF Townhouse Units Completion: 1996
	ubran design	North Main Street Specific Plan, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Bristol Street Commercial Development Plan, Santa Ana, CA 1996 Waterfront Plan, Beverly, MA 1986 Harvard Square Development and Design Guidelines, Cambridge, MA 1986 Bulfinch Triangle Development Guidelines, Boston, MA 1985 Downtown Houston Convention Center Master Plan, Houston, TX 1985
	adaptive reuse/ renovation	Callow Residence, La Canada/Flintridge, CA $380K construction budget, 3300 SF Adaptive Re-use/Restoration of the Gainsburg House by Lloyd Wright, 1946 Completion: February 2003 Avenel Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA Restoration/Renovation of the 10 unit Avenel Cooperative by Gregory Ain, 1948 Completion: June 2003 Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA $200K construction budget, 2,000 SF Restaurant Remodel and Adaptive Re-use of Tiny Naylor's Coffee Shop by Armet and Davis, 1956 Completion: October 2000
	custom residential	Lengel Kitsuse Residence, Venice, CA $1 million construction budget, 3,050 SF, Construction Start: Spring 2008 Stover Cottet Residence, Beverly Hills, CA $1.6 million construction budget, 3,700 SF, Completion: March 2008 Lerner/Perez Residence, Malibu, CA $500,000 construction budget, 2,500 SF renovation and addition tomid-century modern residence Completion: August 2007 Friedman Residence, New York, NY Residential Gut Remodel and Addition, $1.1 million construction budget, 3,800 SF Completion: June 2006 Lanning Residence, Bel Air, CA Residential remodel, $200,000 Construction Budget, Completion: January 2006 Millard Residence, Los Angeles, CA Single Family Residence, $650,000 construction budget, 2,300 SF Pope Residence, Sierra Madre, CA $340K construction budget, 2700 SF addition and remodel, Completion: June 2003 Londgren/Worman Residence, Los Angeles, CA $100K construction budget, Garden and Interior Remodel, Completion: 1998
	academic experience	2002-Present University of Southern California School of Architecture Lecturer, Upper Division Topic and Thesis Studios 1997-2002 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture Coordinator, Fourth Year Urban Design Studio Program 1999-2002 Emphasis on upper division and graduate level housing and urban design studio Recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence 1995-1997 Woodbury University, Department of Architecture Adjunct Faculty, Emphasis on housing and urban design studios 1993-94, 2000-02 Disney / Herbert Ryman Scholarship Program, Visiting Artist 1988-1994 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture, Lecturer 1985-86 Boston Architectural Center, School of Architecture Instructor, Fifth Year housing and urban design studios
	publication	Better Homes and Gardens, Pope Residence, Sierra Madre CA, November 2006 LA Architect, Century City Dining Terrace, Los Angeles, CA, October 2006 Silver Lake Bohemia, Corsini Casey Residence, Los Angeles, CA, July 2006 HGTV Corsini Casey Residence, Los Angeles, Fall 2004, Winter 2005 Organic Style, cover story, Corsini Casey Residence 2004 Kitchen Trends, Volume 19 No. 5 Callow Residence 2004 New Zealand Outdoor Living Trends, March 2003 Under the Stars Londgren/Worman Residence Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, October 16, 2002 A Living Legacy Endures Garden Masterclass, by John Brookes, DK Publishing 2002, Londgren/Worman Residence L.A. Architect, November/December 2001 Donuts with Style, Chris Donuts L.A. Architect, September/October 2001 Heckmann Center Interior Design, July 2001 cover story, The Right Angle, Temple Restaurant L.A. Architect, July/August 2001 Zen Fusion, Temple Restaurant L.A. Architect, July/August 2000 Dialogue of Generations, Corsini Residence Outdoor Rooms, by Julie D.Taylor, Rockport Publishers 1998 Corsini Residence Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Wong Weinberge Residence Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Silver Residence L.A. Architect, March 1997. Architecture in Balance L.A. Architect, January 1995. Southland Revisions: Recent Houses L’Arca, July/August 1992. Architecture in the USA, Jonas Residence
	recent awards	American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter, Restaurant Design Award, Century City Dining Terrace, 2006 American School & University Outstanding Design Award, CTTI, Cal Poly Pomona, 2002 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Design Award Southwestern University School of Law, Campus Gateway, 2002 Outstanding Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence, Cal Poly Pomona, 2002 City of Beverly Hills Architectural Design Award, Temple Restaurant, 2001 Los Angeles Business Council Beautification Award, Temple Restaurant, 2001
	lectures/ exhibitions	October 2002 The Architecture of Gregory Ain Society of Architectural Historians, lecture at the Los Feliz Library, Los Angeles May 2002 Downtowns and Town Centers Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Kaliski, Roger Sherman, Stephanie Reich, Linda Hart January 2002 Adaptive Reuse and Contemporary Design Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with Gary Paige, Barbara Callas, Morris Newman October 2001 Contemporary Architecture in Historic Districts Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Chase, Pat Morton, Ted Smith, Steven Ehrlich Mar-May 2000 Millennium Models 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center June-Aug. 1998 1998 American Architecture Awards & Exhibition, Chicago Athenaeum Mar-May 1998 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood March 1998 Conversations with Architects: WestWeek 98, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood June-Aug 1997 Architecture in Balance: 7 Southern California Architects, Curator and Exhibitor, Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts November 1996 Pan American Bienal, Quito, Ecuador August 1996 L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design , Lecture Series: "Out There Doing It," Santa Monica Museum of Art Mar-May 1995 100 Projects / 100 Years, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood November 1994 Southland Revision: A New Generation of Contemporary Regional Architecture, Curator and Exhibitor, Peppers Gallery, University of Redlands May 1994 100 Projects / 100 Years, AIA National Convention, Los Angeles, CA April 1993 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA October 1992 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA October 1991 Salon International de I'Architecture, Milan, Italy
	associations	Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design President, 2000-2002, Board of Directors, 1995-2002 American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter Los Angeles Conservancy